Five days later, the main force of the Japanese Inaba Division finally entered near Feidong.
In order to gain time, the Inaba Division did not even bother to stage a side attack on Meizhen, but only left a brigade in Pucheng to protect the rear of the Inaba Division.
Another thing is that Wang Yi, who had disappeared before, reappeared, and this time, Wang Yi turned into the major general commander of the Pucheng Guard Brigade of the puppet army, and he was really a traitor.
The Inaba Division arrived at Feicheng one day later than Xu Rui expected.
The reason why the little devil arrived one day late was because the road was really difficult.
The recent heavy rains have not only made the dirt road connecting Pucheng to Feicheng muddy and difficult to navigate, but the flash floods also destroyed a wooden bridge on the way, causing the Inaba Division to wait for half a day.
In addition to the harassment by guerrillas on the way, it took an extra day.
However, even though he arrived at Feidong, Inaba Shiro's mood was hard to say.
Because according to the report of the forward troops, the closer to Feicheng, the worse the road conditions become. Although we have now reached the vicinity of Feidong and are less than twenty miles away from Feicheng, the road conditions have become worse and worse. Not to mention the heavy equipment.
Even the infantry's march began to become difficult.
Shiro Inaba was sitting in his armored command vehicle, closing his eyes and thinking about something. Suddenly, he felt his body tilt. Unexpectedly, he hit the wall of the vehicle and knocked out a big bag in an instant.
"Baga!" Inaba Shiro was hit so hard that stars popped out of his eyes, and he yelled, "What's going on?"
"Your Excellency General, the armored vehicle got stuck in a pit." The driver reported hurriedly.
"Bagagaru." Inaba Shiro said more and more angrily, "Are you blind? You found a pit in front of you, wouldn't you avoid it? Why did you roll over it stupidly?"
"Your Excellency General, the pit is hidden under the water and cannot be seen." The driver said in panic.
"Nani, the water surface?" Inaba Shiro was stunned when he heard this. He immediately opened the car window and looked out. At first glance, Inaba Shiro was immediately dumbfounded, but as far as his field of vision could be seen, there was a vast water surface.
Where can I still tell which is the road and which is the field?
"How could this happen?" Inaba Shiro opened the car door and stepped out of the car in shock.
Ushijima Mitsuru, the commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade, got out of the car and looked at the vast water in front of him and said: "Division Commander, could it be that the Fei River has burst its banks?"
"The Fei River bursts its banks?" Inaba Shiro frowned and said, "If the Fei River really bursts its banks at this juncture, it would be really bad news for the imperial army. The flooding of the river will not only hinder the advancement of the infantry.
, it will also soften the road surface, making it difficult for heavy equipment to move."
Ushijima Mitsuru said: "However, the northbound cluster has been trapped in a tight siege, and there is a possibility of collective destruction at any time. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, we must take Feicheng in the shortest possible time and reopen the Feiwu Highway. Division commander, our infantry
The 36th Brigade will never let you down."
"Yoshi." Inaba Shiro finally felt a little better and said, "Then, I'll leave everything to Ushijima-san."
"Hai." Ushijima Mitsuru nodded heavily, turned around and waved his hand. His orderly had brought over a large Japanese horse. The road ahead was completely submerged by the river, and armored vehicles could no longer pass, so Ushijima Mitsuru
We can only ride on horseback.
Riding a tall horse, Ushijima walked about two kilometers forward under the protection of the guard troops, and arrived at the forward position of the 36th Infantry Brigade. At this time, the 46th Infantry Regiment to which the 36th Infantry Brigade belonged had already
Establish a crude attack position on the east bank of the Fei River.
The conditions in the attack position are really difficult. Even the tents of the headquarters are soaked in water, because the few hills nearby have to be used to store supplies. Men, horses and equipment can be soaked in water, but the food
There are also ammunition, but they cannot be soaked in water.
When Ushijima Mitsuru walked into the tent through knee-deep water, Suzuki, the captain of the 46th Infantry Regiment, was convening a meeting with several of his battalion captains. Seeing Ushijima Mitsuru walking in, Suzuki and several battalion captains hurriedly
He put his feet back and stood at attention, bowed his head, and saluted Ushijima Mitsuru.
Ushijima Mitsuru raised his hand in return of the military salute and said: "Suzuki-san, no matter how difficult it is for you, I must capture the Feidong stronghold before dark! Then before noon tomorrow, the division commander and I will garrison in the former Feicheng
The brigade headquarters drank tea to celebrate."
"Hai." Suzuki nodded heavily and responded loudly, "Feidong must be captured before dark, and Feicheng must be captured before noon tomorrow!"
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Xu Rui had not slept soundly for several days in a row. Today he finally took the opportunity to squint for a while. As a result, less than half an hour after sleeping, he was woken up by the sound of rapid footsteps again, and then he heard
Lei Xiang angrily scolded the communications soldier outside the office door.
"Mom, you are a Pig, can't you step more gently?"
"Do you know that the leader has not slept for several days?"
"I just managed to fall asleep, and now I've definitely woken you up again."
Xu Rui was completely sleepless and shouted out the door: "Leizi, let someone come in."
When the door opened, Lei Xiang came in with Danzi, a recruit from the Central Anhui Advance Brigade of the Kuomintang Army. The recruit Danzi had his head drooped and no energy at all. There were five extremely eye-catching red fingerprints on his right cheek. He had obviously just been struck by thunder.
Ring a big ear brace.
Xu Rui immediately scolded: "Leizi, why do you hit someone?"
Lei Xiang scratched his head and said, "Captain, I'm used to this."
"It's not good to get used to it," Xu Rui said, "our Communist Party troops don't like this. I'm warning you for the last time that you must get rid of this bad habit, or get out of here as soon as possible."
"Don't." Lei Xiang's face suddenly changed when he heard this, "Can't I change it?"
Xu Rui snorted and said, "I apologize to this brother first."
Lei Xiang quickly bowed his head and apologized to the new recruit.
The recruit Danzi's face looked better now and he said: "Sir Xu, our regiment asked me to report an emergency to you. The kid has arrived in Feidong."
"Really?" Xu Rui asked with a shiver in his heart, "How many people are here?"
"At least one regiment!" said the new recruit Danzi, "and there will be more behind."
"That should be the main force of the Inaba Division." Xu Rui nodded and said to the recruits, "Go back and tell your regiment leaders that I already know."
"Yes!" The recruit saluted with a military salute, turned around and left.
As soon as the recruits left, Xu Rui immediately shouted to the communications office next door: "Xiaobai?!"
Sai Hongfu was away, and Xiao Taohong walked out of the communication office and asked abruptly: "Uncle, what's the matter?"
"Xiao Taohong," Xu Rui said, "Immediately send an urgent message to the commander of the Third War Zone, saying that the main force of the Inaba Division and the Kikuchi Brigade have arrived in Feicheng at the same time and are now engaged in a fierce battle with our army. However, the Japanese offensive
It's very fierce. Our department may not be able to sustain it for long, so let them hurry up."
Regarding the National Army, Stilwell had a famous comment, that is, first-rate soldiers, second-rate grassroots officers, third-rate senior generals, and inferior commanders! Therefore, for those senior generals in the Third Theater Commander's Department, Xu Rui
Never have any illusions.
They must be made aware of the seriousness of the situation in Feicheng immediately.
Xiao Taohong hurriedly recorded the message dictated by Xu Rui, then turned to the communications office to send the message.
Lei Xiang asked in a low voice: "Captain, the Kikuchi Brigade is still blocked by four detachments near Chaoxian County. When did it arrive at Feicheng? Also, the Inaba Division has just arrived, and this has not started yet.
, why did we start a fierce battle and attack so fiercely?"
"What do you know?" Xu Rui said angrily, "If I didn't say that, how could those senior generals in the Third War Zone Commander's Department be interested? If they weren't interested, how could they act honestly? If they weren't
If we are willing to do things with sincerity, won't our persistence be worthless?"
Lei Xiang scratched his head and said, "But this is lying. Didn't you say you can't lie?"
"Of course it's wrong to lie." Xu Rui paused and added, "But sometimes, white lies are necessary."
Lei Xiang was at a loss when he heard this.
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However, Xu Rui was really overthinking this time.
Because Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun were more concerned than anyone else. Even if Xu Rui did not make a fuss about the severe situation Feicheng was facing, Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun had already visited Wuhan and Fuyang more than once.
The troops on the front line of Mengcheng sent a telegram, claiming that Feicheng was in danger, and asked them to step up their actions and strive to encircle and annihilate the 9th and 13th Divisions trapped on the front line of Fuyang and Mengcheng as soon as possible.
As for why Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun are so active, the reason is actually very simple, because this battle was initiated by them first. Once the intention of the battle is achieved, once the Japanese 9th Division and 13th Division are really wiped out
group, then as the first initiators, Gu Shutong and Wan Xiangyun have made their first contribution, which no one can take away.
Overall, the situation in Fuyang and Mengcheng is quite good.
Wan Xiangyun pointed at the map and said to Gu Shutong: "Commander, look, the Japanese 9th Division just organized an attack to try to open a gap to the north, but Sun Lianzhong's troops were pushed back. Also, Yu Xue
Zhong Suo and Zhang Zizhong have also entered their designated positions. Now, the troops gathered in Fuyang and around Mengcheng have reached eight armies and two legions. In terms of military strength, our army has a very obvious advantage. This is it.
The encirclement is not tight enough."
Gu Shutong said: "Then let them seize the time and tighten the encirclement."
Wan Xiangyun said: "But the troops around the headquarters, Fuyang, and Mengcheng are not only from our third theater, there are also many troops from the fifth theater, but these troops will not obey our commands."
Gu Shutong frowned and said in a deep voice: "Then send a telegram to Wuhan and ask the old man to personally give orders to those arrogant generals, asking them to speed up their actions no matter what. You also know Lao Wan, Feicheng